Alexei Leonov Walks in Space First
Alexei Leonov exited the Voskhod 2 spacecraft today and spent twelve minutes floating in space — the first human EVA. He almost didn't make it back in.
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Mission Log: Space Race
Khrushchev Falls — What It Means for the Race
Nikita Khrushchev was removed from power yesterday. His successors are Brezhnev and Kosygin. What does this mean for the Soviet space program?
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Dallas
I am not going to write very much tonight. The President is dead.
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Voskhod — Three People, No Spacesuits
The Soviets launched three people into space today in a capsule designed for one, with no spacesuits. That's either a brilliant demonstration or a reckless stunt.
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A Soviet Woman in Space
The Soviets did it again — put someone in space before we could. This time it was a woman: Valentina Tereshkova.
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The Space Race and the Arms Race
The Cuban Missile Crisis is over and we survived it. I've been thinking about the connection between the rockets going to the Moon and the ones pointed at us.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis, From Ohio
Kennedy went on television tonight and told us the Soviets have nuclear missiles in Cuba, 90 miles from Florida. We may be going to war.
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We Choose to Go to the Moon — Rice University
Kennedy gave a speech at Rice University today that I think people will remember longer than almost anything he's said. He was talking directly about why we go.
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The Soviets Float Two Ships
The Soviets launched two Vostok spacecraft in two days and flew them in near-formation. They were never close enough to rendezvous, but the propaganda value was enormous.
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Before This Decade Is Out
The President of the United States stood up in Congress today and said we are going to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth before 1970.
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